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The Wicker Man (1973)
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Am watching this now on Sky so damm good one of my all time favourites. I can't understand why some people don't like it lol. Just a word of warning avoid the remake like the plauge! lol:eek:
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If I was Howie I would have boffed Britt Ekland straight away :cool:
I wouldn't touch the remake with a bargepole. No disrespect to Nicholas Cage, if he's reading.
Chris has had a very good innings.89 years old is very good in anyones book!.
He's quoted as saying The Wicker Man is his favourite film ever.And i'm inclined to agree.
Watching Britt in I'm A Celebrity last year.I kept on remembering her in the bedroom scene,tapping the walls.It doesn't get any better than that!.:o
It's a really wierd film,you could never forget any of the scenes in it.I don't think i've ever seen anything that comes close to it's awesome strangeness.:cool:
Perchance a body double was used?
Howie was just too blind to see what was happening around him and trying to put across his self righteous attitude ultimately led to his downfall
He fell into the trap like an amateur and was barbecued
Wasn't her Scots accent also dubbed?
She was also in the early stages of pregnancy when it was filmed
I agree the remake was rubbish.
Can anyone explain the short to longer version please? I don't mean running time either lol
Apparently Cage and the Bear Costume were nominated for the Best On Screen Couple Award at the Razzies.
I think it was only when she sung it was dubbed. By one of the girls in the schoolroom scene, I think, possibly the one with the beetle.
The film was cut without the film makers knowledge by its new owners before it was released as they didn't know what to do with it so they made it shorter to use it as the second half of a double feature.
The short version makes it appear as if Howie was there for one night but the long version makes him stay an extra night and for this to be achieved not only were cuts made but some of the remaining scenes had their order changed.
Forgotten by its legal owners the film appeared on tv in the late 70's / early 80's in its cinema version on ITV.
It also found a new audience when Thorn EMI released it on video around 1982.
As it gained popularity people became aware that the full version was lost and the search was on.
Roger Corman had licenced the film for its US release but by the time its popularity had reached cult status the only surviving version of the complete film was on a low band NTSC video recording.
BBC were first to show a longer version and the Moviedrome broadcast in the mid 90's restored some footage but IIRC the pre-credits scenes in the police station were still missing- the BBC version was definitely still a few minutes short.
There was a small animated face that appeared at the end of the closing credits of the Moviedrome version and I've not seen that shot again anywhere not even on the dvd.
All the dvd releases have included both versions but the footage exclusive to the long version is easily spotted by the big drop in quality.
A Bluray release was announced a couple of years ago but its never happened.
As the UK release would be from Optimum who are not known for the best releases on the format we can hope a US company gets there first.
Ekland was dubbed for the whole film
This film couldn't be bettered whoever remade it, or whoever were in the lead roles - it's a classic.
I love the music throughout too.
If I had been on the island, I think I'd have been one of Lord Summerisle's devotees too!
It is a decent film that puts another perspective on horror and religion.